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THE MOTH. 
The moth differs from the butterfly in the 
structure of her antennas, and in the way she has 
of holding her wings when at rest. 
Her antennas, instead of getting thicker and 
thicker towards the tip as the butterfly’s do, 
grow more and more slender, and taper off to a 
point. Sometimes they look like two feathers, 
for they are fringed on either side, with minute 
branchlets, that are finely cut, and covered with 
scales or plumes, like those upon the wing. 
In some cases, the an¬ 
tennas are very long and 
delicate. One little moth 
is called u long horn,” 
because her antennas are 
five times as long as 
she is herself. They are 
as slender as the finest 
threads of gossamer, and 
you would hardly see 
them, but for the sun¬ 
light glancing, every now 
and then, upon them. 
She flies amongst the 
thickest foliage of the 
trees, and you wonder 
how she can carry her 
horns unhurt. But she seems to have no difficulty 
Feathered antennae. 
